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Create a watermark in AutoCAD DWG file

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alanchen123
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Create a watermark in AutoCAD DWG file

Hi,

 

I am looking for a solution to create a watermark in AutoCAD DWG file:

 

  1. Support AutoCAD 2010 to 2014.
  2. The watermark should be looks as a half-transparent background for the original DWG file.
  3. The watermark will not change when the drawings in the original DWG file is zoomed in/out.
  4. The watermark does not depend on an external picture file.
  5. When opening the DWG file, the user cannot remove the background watermark.

Thanks

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Message 2 of 17
jggerth1
in reply to: alanchen123

not gonna happen.

 

outside of being a really terrible idea IMO..........

Message 3 of 17
pendean
in reply to: alanchen123

Alanchen123, it's called TEXT in AutoCAD, help yourself. You can upgrade it to a block, then upgrade the entire process with lisp.

We've been watermarking in AutoCAD since 1989: yes, last century. Yes, I'm that old 🙂
Message 4 of 17
rkmcswain
in reply to: alanchen123


@alanchen123 wrote:

 

  1. Support AutoCAD 2010 to 2014.
  2. The watermark should be looks as a half-transparent background for the original DWG file.
  3. The watermark will not change when the drawings in the original DWG file is zoomed in/out.
  4. The watermark does not depend on an external picture file.
  5. When opening the DWG file, the user cannot remove the background watermark.

I think you'll need this to accomplish number 5

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Message 5 of 17
402855611
in reply to: alanchen123

We have published one free software 'non-deleteable watermark' for AutoCAD. You can search it using keywords 'non-deleteable

watermark'.


Draw Non-deletable watermark in AutoCAD, and the watermark can be dispalyed without ObjectArx loaded, and will never be deleted. Any

lines, arcs, circles, texts, polylines and inserts can be used to make non-deletable watermark. It can automaticlly filled in

rectangle area with defined rows and columns. The size and color of watermarks can be defined too. Default values are predefined for

easy using.

www.summercad.com

Message 6 of 17
vipin314
in reply to: 402855611

Hi

After so many trials this seems to be a perfect alternative for Watermarks in Autcad.

1. Create a JPEG Image of your watermark ( Your cmpny logo etc) ,make sure it is alligned as per your requirement.

2. Import Image in to Autcoad using Insert raster image reference.

3. Select the Image and make it a block.

4. Adjust levels of fade so that the text is trasparent.

5. Now on paperspace, create a single view port and make sure the image is set as per ur requirement.

6. Add another Viewport overlaping the first one such that the Viewport1( Watermark is in the background).

7. Keep copying the page setup to avoid repetations.

Cheers

Smiley Very Happy

Message 7 of 17
draftingbyshawn
in reply to: jggerth1

Unnecessary comment.

Message 8 of 17

I watermark for a client. It is very helpful to have a little annoying pattern over the work if the client demands it before payment. It is kind of like riding in the passenger seat while the random person takes the test drive. There is no watermark function but you can think outside the box a bit. Here is what I do:
1. Create a layer called 'Watermark Pattern" Change it to a dull color and make the transparency 65

2. make a big hatch that covers the entire sheet that you want to plot and create a pattern (or use an existing pattern). Then you can change the layer to the one you created.

3. Any text you want to add, you can say "PROPERTY OF ____. AFTER PAYMENT FOR PRODUCT, WATERMARK WILL BE REMOVED" or something. Make that text the same layer.

Message 9 of 17
samir_rezk
in reply to: alanchen123

Hi,

many people have posted some creative ideas to solve the watermark feature that you're looking for, I thought to mention you could also opt for a simple Plot Stamp that you could apply to all the drawings that your plot (paper or pdf), the stamp can read  any specific sentence that you want to be applied on all your drawings and placed at consistent location across your set.

Thanks and good luck


Samir Rezk
Technical Support Specialist

Message 10 of 17
rickmmock
in reply to: alanchen123

I might be late to the party but I used a invisible attribute with a light transparency on it's own locked layer.  It is not visible until you explode the block, then the TAG shows up

Message 11 of 17
jason_halter93
in reply to: samir_rezk

Except the plot stamp shows up as opaque, where as a water mark is transparent.

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Message 12 of 17

i have multiple viewports, the hatch is all over the place, and where do i type the text at? do i use a multitext box? or what?
Message 13 of 17
cadffm
in reply to: jason_halter93


@jason_halter93  schrieb:
i have multiple viewports, the hatch is all over the place, and where do i type the text at? do i use a multitext box? or what?

It's your choice, doesn't matter which way you go.

 

If you have just few layouts, I prefer to create Text in layouts,

for much more layouts with multiple layouts, modelspace.

 
 

 

 

- Sebastian -
Message 14 of 17

worked like a charm

Message 15 of 17
aileen.baston
in reply to: alanchen123

if you need to publish/print multiple drawings with a watermark ( say DRAFT for example) and use your title block as an Xref, just edit the title block with the text across the page with the transparency you want, and it will show on all your drawings, you can print it in one go and can remove the watermark just as easily when you want to make the final print. 

Message 16 of 17

I will try this thank you! 

Message 17 of 17
koenQBVB3
in reply to: alanchen123

For me it was just a matter of creating a simple text and making sure "Plot transparency" was on.

 

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